Edit Ribbon Microsoft Outlook Mac

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Original KB number: 3007307

Symptoms

When you open your Calendar in Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac, the Open Shared Calendar button on the ribbon is unavailable.

Additionally, when you point to Open on the File menu, the Calendar option is unavailable.

Cause

This issue occurs if the Group similar folders, such as Inboxes, from different accounts check box is selected and the Hide On My Computer folders check box is cleared in General Preferences.

Workaround

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:

Select the Exchange folder in My Calendars.
1. Open the calendar.
2. Expand My Calendars to display the Exchange mailbox calendar, the On My Computer calendar, and calendars that are associated with any other accounts that are open in Outlook for Mac.
3. Select the Exchange check box.
  After you do this, the Open Shared Calendar button on the ribbon is available.
Open another user's Calendar.
1. On the File menu, point to Open, and then select Other Users Folder.
2. Search for and then select the user whose calendar you want to open.
3. In the Folder Type box, select Calendar.
4. Select Open.
Change the preferences settings that are related to the On My Computer folders.
1. On the Outlook menu, select Preferences.
2. Select General.
3. Clear the Group similar folders, such as Inboxes, from different accounts check box.
  Note
  If you're using Outlook 2019 for Mac, clear the Show all mail account folders check box.
4. If you want, select the Hide On My Computer folders check box.

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Use VBA add-ins and macros that you developed for Office for Windows with Office for Mac.

How Do I Customize The Ribbon In Outlook For Mac

Applies to: Excel for Mac | PowerPoint for Mac | Word for Mac | Office 2016 for Mac

If you are authoring Macros for Office for Mac, you can use most of the same objects that are available in VBA for Office. For information about VBA for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, see the following:

Note

Outlook for Mac and OneNote for Mac do not support VBA.

Office 2016 for Mac is sandboxed

Unlike other versions of Office apps that support VBA, Office 2016 for Mac apps are sandboxed.

Sandboxing restricts the apps from accessing resources outside the app container. This affects any add-ins or macros that involve file access or communication across processes. You can minimize the effects of sandboxing by using the new commands described in the following section.

Creating an installer or putting user content

For instructions on creating an installer for your add-in, please refer to the article here: Installing User Content in Office 2016 for Mac

New VBA commands for Office 2016 for Mac

The following VBA commands are new and unique to Office 2016 for Mac.

How To Edit Ribbon In Outlook For Mac

Command	Use to
GrantAccessToMultipleFiles	Request a user's permission to access multiple files at once.
AppleScriptTask	Call external AppleScript scripts from VB.
MAC_OFFICE_VERSION	IFDEF between different Mac Office versions at compile time.

Ribbon customization in Office for Mac